Salambo has moved to Ethiopia- Ethiopia in America May 13, 2013
- Women in Addis (V): Amakeletch and La Parisienne pastry shop April 19, 2013
- Women of Addis (IV): Bethlehem and her soleRebels organic shoes April 18, 2013
- Women of Addis (III): Mitslal and her ECOPIA jam and soap April 18, 2013
- Women of Addis (II): Hiruth Gougsa’s MELA label April 18, 2013
- Salambo blog in French
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- A new illustrated book I have written on the great palaces of Rome…check Palombi editori in Rome
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- Italian gardens in picture on Laurent Kalfala’s photo blog
- Film, “Winter in the Bosco della Ragnaia” jardinsgardens
- Trees on the Etna mount jardinsgardens
- My film on Donatella Trombadori at Rome’s Palazzo Farnese jardinsgardens
Tag Archives: sculpture
The Ludovisi Throne
In the series of great sculptures in Rome, another of my favourites is the Ludovisi Throne in the national museum of Palazzo Altemps. In this palace near Piazza Navona, is exhibited the collection of antique sculptures which was part of … Continue reading
The most celebrated Apollo
The Belvedere Apollo in the Vatican Museum is one of the most famous sculptures from the Antiquity. It became particularly celebrated in the 18th century, when art historian Johann Joachim Winckelmann, one of the founding fathers of modern archeology, rediscovered … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Rome, Arts and culture, English, sculpture
Tagged apollo belvedere, cortile belvedere, italy, Rome, sculpture, vatican museums, winckelmann
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